In the festival which celebrated cultural diversity and learning, Dr Warsi discussed his work on ‘Maithili Urdu’. Dr Warsi, who identified features of ‘Mithila Urdu’, said, “As a native of Darbhanga, I tried to understand how Maithili varies in dialects and its standard form spoken in Darbhanga and Madhubani districts of Bihar in India.”

Dr Warsi eventually identified ‘Maithili Urdu’ and its grammar and structure. He participated in the panel discussion with noted linguists, Ramavatar Yadav, Shreesh Chaudhary and Mithilesh Jha.